You can write CFML CFC using tags and cfml-script, but now, you can also write them in Java, straight on the page. Added a whole bunch of extra goodies to the cfscript language="java" support.Saturday, 6 November 2010

The first alpha server-side Javascript plugin is now available for playing with. Still much to do, but the first release gives a view of where we are heading and the possibilities of where we can go.Thursday, 26 November 2009

I have been developing a plugin that enables Javascript to be used within CFML apps. Instead of coding CFSCRIPT blocks, you can use pure Javascript and get at all the CFML richness underneath. This is an introduction to that effort.Tuesday, 24 November 2009

A very simple POJO Java class for accessing all of the features of Amazon's SimpleDB web service. Support for all new methods including select, and batchputattributes. No dependencies. Just use it!Friday, 10 July 2009

Atlassian has just released their new version of their continuous build integration suite, called Elastic Bamboo. This is a way for you to automatically and scale out your build and testing requirements by using Amazon's EC2 platform.Tuesday, 10 March 2009

Good night Gracie, Apple has left the building. Developers are probably the most important part of any products eco-cycle, this is the last group of people you want to upset. Can you imagine Java without JavaOne? Unthinkable.Tuesday, 16 December 2008

GoGrid is an alternative cloud platform to the likes of Amazon. They too have an API allowing you to build your own UI. If you want a complete single no-fuss Java class to control GoGrid, then look no further.Wednesday, 22 October 2008

Kirk Pepperdine has started to move his benchmarking knowledge to the world of clouds. We are going to start seeing some real reports as one of the worlds leading Java performance tuning experts turns his attention to the world of clouds.Thursday, 16 October 2008

Last week I had the pleasure of visiting the SUN campus, where I was given a tour of a lab that makes James Bond's Q lab look like a childs room. We've forgotton what SUN actually do. Maybe they have too.Thursday, 7 August 2008

Alan Williamson is the Technology Evanaglist with SpikeSource. He is also the original architect behind BlueDragon (a Java based CFML engine) and Blog-City (a blogging community built using BlueDragon). He writes, he talks, he codes!Saturday, 10 May 2003